This paper reviews 25 selected studies of parent teaching strategies. The studies selected for review were major studies in the subject area which: (1) involved direct observation of parent-child interactions (parents interacting with their own children) in a structured situation; and (2) employed an unusual method to study parental teaching strategies and/or examined a unique set of teaching behaviors. Age range of the children was generally 3-9 years. Each study is examined separately and the results are presented and discussed. The paper concludes with a summary and discussion of the results of all the studies. (MS)